Unlocking Learner Motivation In The Age Of The Digital Native
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UnlockingLearnerMo/va/onInTheAgeOfTheDigitalNa/vePaulMaglioneCo‐founder,
Theinternet
isnow20yearsold
Weliveina9meofastoundingchange.
Whocouldhaveimagined20yearsagothattoday…
“Asubordina,ngconjunc,onalwayscomesatthebeginningofasubordinateclause.It
"introduces"asubordinateclause.However,asubordinateclausecansome,mescomea>er
andsome,mesbeforeamainclause….”
1910 2010
It’shigh9meweputthesefourthingstogetherandcameupwithamoreeffec9vewayofmo9va9nglearningandteaching
Englishtoteensandyoungadults.
WhoAreTeens? What’sgoingonwiththeirlives?
- hormones/sexualdevelopment
- independence/autonomy
- ques9oningofauthority/rebellion- socialhyperac9vity/peerpressure
What’sgoingonwiththeirfuture?- pressureovereduca9on,career
prospects,typeoffriends,values
Whataretheirculturalreferences?
Whatistheirrela9onshipwitheduca9on?
English:howdotheyseeitasrelevanttothem?
Whatelsedoweknowaboutteens?
Theirbrainsareinaveryspecificstateofdevelopment.
As if! I’m sitting next to the biggest geek in the class. I’d rather die.
THISISSOLAME!!!
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I definitely like Matt; he’s so
cute. I hope he likes me too…
What-ever……
Butseriously,folks….
TheTeenBrain:UNDERCONSTRUCTION
Aframework,notanemptystructurewai/ngtobefilled
last
1st
PrefrontalCortex
LimbicSystem• Physical
Coordina/on
• Emo/on
• Mo/va/on
• Reasoning
• Organizing,priori/zinginforma/on
• ControlofImpulses
Notfullymatureun.lage25!
TeenBrainDevelopment
Phenomenon#1
MaturingofbrainasGreyMaQerislost
AdolescentPruningOfBrainCellsThebrainselec9velystrengthensorprunesneuronsbasedonac9vity.Synapsescon9nuallyusedwillflourish;thosethatarenotusedwillwitheraway.
TeenBrainDevelopment
Phenomenon#2
TeenBrainDevelopment
Phenomenon#3
Mylena/on(increaseinWhiteMaXer)
Speedsthebrain’s
informa9on‐processingcapacity
equivalentto3,000X
increaseincomputerbandwidth
EFLteachingimplica/ons
Phaseddevelopmentofcogni/vefunc/ons:EFLteachingimplica/ons
UseteencravingforNOVELTYandEXCITEMENTtogettheirATTENTION.
video,music,movement,news,games,anecdotes
worksheets,lectures,objec9vetexts
+
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Phaseddevelopmentofcogni/vefunc/ons:EFLteachingimplica/ons
Breaklarge,long‐termassignmentsdownintoshort‐termobjec9ves
Remindthemofconcepts,objec9vesanddeadlinesfrequently.
Phaseddevelopmentofcogni/vefunc/ons:EFLteachingimplica/ons
Useshortformats.Teenscanonlyfocusonsomeonetalkingfor15minutesata9metheyneedachangeinstateofmindevery20minutes.
Phaseddevelopmentofcogni/vefunc/ons:EFLteachingimplica/ons
Foryoung(13–16)teens,don’tmaketopicstooabstract
Phaseddevelopmentofcogni/vefunc/ons:EFLteachingimplica/ons
TheteenagebrainquicklydiscoversaneedtoCONNECT.
INTEGRATETHISintoCommunica/veTaskWork
Pruningofneuronsmaintainingonlymost‐usedconnec/ons:EFLTeachingImplica/ons
Aimforrelevanceandusefulnesstotheirlives
Pruningofneuronsmaintainingonlymost‐usedconnec/ons:EFLTeachingImplica/ons
Repe99onwithvaria9on.Getthemtonotjustreadavocabularyitem,butalso…
useitinasentenceuseitinastory
seeaphotoofit
playagamebasedonit
hearitinasongunjumbleit hearitspokenbyafamousactor
Vastlyincreasedprocessingbandwidth:EFLTeachingImplica/ons
Exposureinputintake
Vastlyincreasedprocessingbandwidth:EFLTeachingImplica/ons
Providedatacapableofbeingprocessedintoknowledgewhileavoidingboredomfilter(lexical/communica.veratherthangramma.calapproach)
Vastlyincreasedprocessingbandwidth:EFLTeachingImplica/ons
ProvideANALYTICALCHALLENGESthats9mulatehigher‐orderthinking:askHowWhatWhy
Don’tforget:maleandfemaleadolescentsmatureatdifferentrates
Greycellpruningstartsatage10–12
Greycellpruningstartsatage14–16
Boysandgirlsmaybereadytoabsorbchallengingmaterialatdifferentstages.
…alsodon’tforget:theaverageteenisSLEEP DEPRIVED
Physiologically,teensrequire9.25hoursof
sleep.Mostteens
reportsleeping5hoursorlessper24‐hourperiod.
Sleepdepriva9on
makesitmoredifficultformost
studentstolearn,remember
andthinkcrea/vely.
WHATABOUTEFLPEDAGOGY?
Whathavewelearnedthesepast20years?
MOSTofthesematchupwithrecommendedBrainLearningtechniquesforengagingteensandyoungadults
NEWEFLApproaches
Oneofthethingstheyreallyenjoy,evenseemaddictedto,isVIDEOGAMES.Why?
Whatelsedoweknowaboutteens?
Whatcanwelearn(andadopt)fromVideoGames?
• Failureispartofthegame• Tryandtryagainwithouts9gma• Repe99onbreedscompetence• Posi9vereinforcementallthe,me• Posi9vevs.nega9vestress• Leveldesign:progresstonextlevelisalwaysachallenge,butachievable
• Progress=statusenhancement• Social(mul9playergaming;leaderboards;in‐gamechat;challenge‐a‐friend)
Whereitallcomestogetherforteens:
MOTIVATION
UnderstandingLearnerMo9va9on
• The“neglectedheart”ofourunderstandingofhowtodesigninstruc9on.
• Par9cularlyanissueforteens,dueto:
ZZZZZZZ
LearnerMo9va9onForTeens
Exploitlearners’naturalcuriositytoexploretheworld,whichisatitsmostpowerfulduringteenageandyoungadultyears
LearnerMo9va9onForTeens
Maketheinputmaterialrelevanttothem.Dotheybelievethatwhattheyarelearningwillbeusefultothemsoon?
LearnerMo9va9onforTeens
“Thesimplestwaytoensurethatpeoplevaluewhattheyaredoingistomaximisetheirfreechoiceandautonomy” ‐Good&Brophy,2004
LearnerMo9va9onforTeensThreestrategies*toencourageposi9ve
self‐evalua9on:
Promote/Reward
Effortratherthan
Ability
Provide
Mo/va/onalFeedback
IncreaseMo9va9on
viaRewards,notGrades
*Dornyei,2001
Awordabouttechnology…
ClassTimeIsPreciousTime:TechnologyCanOp/mizeIt• Exposure/inputandrepe99on:outsidetheclassroomasmuchaspossible.
• Usepreciousclass9mefor:• discussion• interac/on• groupwork• tasksrequiringteachersupervision
• face‐to‐faceintelligenterrorcorrec/on
EnglishAQack!‐English2.0Bringingalltheseideastogether:ENGLISHATTACK!
SocialNetworking
Prac/ce&drillgames
Video‐basedlearningunits Thema/cvisualdic/onarywikis
TheWeballowslearnerstogobeyondlearning:tocreate
#efl#esl#elt#edtech#iatefl#tesol
SomeEd‐TechGurus
Afinalpointaboutteensandlanguage
Languageispartofone’siden/tyandisusedtoconveythisiden9tytoothers.
Teens’iden9tyisinfull‐swingevolu9on,sobothL1sophis9ca9onandL2learninghaveasignificantimpactonthesocialbeingofthelearner.
*Thanasoulas,2007
IfwecanintegrateEnglishintoteens’ideaofself,weturbo‐chargetheirlearning,reten9on,andenjoymentoftheprocess.
*Thanasoulas,2007
UnlockingLearnerMo/va/onInTheAgeOfTheDigitalNa/ve
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